They Don't Know

(yeah...) (listen...) I see the way you lookin’ at that river line Like it’s a feather bed where you could just recline Most folks walk by and say it’s wrong to stare But I know the heavy weight of that cross you bear (yeah) I know the static gets too loud to stand When the shaking starts crawling through your hands They offer prayers, yeah they offer you the light But they ain’t never had to swallow down the night (they don’t know...) It’s a comfort knowin’ where the exit door is A quiet thought you never speak but always hear I’ve sat there with the barrel, sat there with the pill Tryin' to find a way to make the world stand still (make it stand still) I ain’t gonna tell you that the sky is blue ’Cause I see the grey that’s choking you I know why the silence sounds so sweet I know why you wanna admit defeat (admit defeat) I feel that pull at the edge of the knife I understand why you’re tired of life (so tired...) (yeah, I know...) So I won’t judge the darkness in your eyes I’m just another ghost in a human disguise We share the same shadow, the same old scar Huntin’ for some peace in a world made of tar It takes a hell of a strength just to stay on the ground When the gravity’s beggin’ to pull you down We’re sittin’ here bleedin’ the same blood as you Waitin’ on the moment when the rent comes due I ain’t gonna tell you that the sky is blue ’Cause I see the grey that’s choking you I know why the silence sounds so sweet I know why you wanna admit defeat (admit defeat) I feel that pull at the edge of the knife I understand why you’re tired of life (so tired...) (yeah, I know...) I understand... The quiet keeps calling. (Just rest your eyes...)